Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-598); Comment Request; Revision, 75317-75318 [2020-26079]
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Dated: November 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Dated: November 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No, IC21–7–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–598); Comment
Request; Revision
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collection FERC–
598 (Self-Certification for Entities
Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator or
Foreign Utility Company Status).
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due January 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. IC21–7–000)
by any of the following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons
unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
• Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of
filings other than by eFiling or the U.S.
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Postal Service should be delivered to
Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland
20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at: https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone
at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273–
0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–598, Self-Certification for
Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale
Generator or Foreign Utility Company
Status.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0166.
Type of Request: Three-year renewal
of FERC–598.
Abstract: Under 42 U.S.C. 16452(a),
public utility holding companies and
their associates must maintain, and
make available to the Commission,
certain books, accounts, memoranda,
and other records. The pertinent records
are those that the Commission has
determined: (1) Are relevant to costs
incurred by a public utility or natural
gas company that is an associate
company of such holding company; and
(2) are necessary or appropriate for the
protection of utility customers with
respect to jurisdictional rates.
Public utility holding companies and
their associates may seek exemption
from this requirement. The pertinent
statutory and regulatory provisions, 42
U.S.C. 16454 and 18 CFR 366.7,
authorize such entities to file with the
Commission a notice of self-certification
demonstrating that they are exempt
wholesale generators (EWGs) or foreign
utility companies (FUCOs). If the
Commission takes no action on a goodfaith self-certification filing within 60
days after the date of filing, the
applicant is exempt from the
requirements of 42 U.S.C. 16452(a).
An EWG is defined as any person
engaged directly, or indirectly through
one or more affiliates . . . and
exclusively in the business of owning or
operating, or both owning and
operating, all or part of one or more
eligible facilities and selling electric
energy at wholesale.1 A FUCO is
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defined as ‘‘any company that owns or
operates facilities that are not located in
any state and that are used for the
generation, transmission, or distribution
of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or
power, if such company: (1) Derives no
part of its income, directly or indirectly,
from the generation, transmission, or
distribution of electric energy for sale or
the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or
power, within the United States; and (2)
[n]either the company nor any of its
subsidiary companies is a public-utility
company operating in the United
States.’’ 2
In the case of EWGs, the person filing
a notice of self-certification must also
file a copy of the notice of selfcertification with the state regulatory
authority of the state in which the
facility is located. In addition, that
person must represent to the
Commission in its submission that it has
filed a copy of the notice with the
appropriate state regulatory authority.3
Type of Respondents: EWGs and
FUCOs.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 4 The
Commission estimates the total annual
burden and cost 5 for this information
collection as follows.
FERC–598 (Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company
Status)
Number of respondents (EWGs and
FUCOs)
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number of
responses
Average burden
hrs. & cost ($)
per response
Total annual burden
hours & total annual cost
Average cost per
respondent ($)
A.
B.
C.
(Column A × Column B)
D.
E.
(Column C × Column D)
F.
(Column E ÷ Column 1)
6 hrs.; $498 ..........
1,500 hrs.; $124,500 ......
250 ..............................................................
1
$498
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 14635–001.
c. Date filed: September 20, 2019.
d. Applicant: Village of Gouverneur,
New York (Village of Gouverneur).
e. Name of Project: Gouverneur
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Oswegatchie River,
in the Village of Gouverneur in St.
Lawrence County, New York. The
project does not occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Ronald P.
McDougall, Mayor, Village of
Gouverneur, 33 Clinton Street,
Gouverneur, NY 13642; (315) 287–1720.
i. FERC Contact: Jody Callihan, (202)
502–8278 or jody.callihan@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days
from the issuance date of this notice;
reply comments are due 105 days from
the issuance date of this notice.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
recommendations, terms and
conditions, and prescriptions using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/
QuickComment.aspx. You must include
your name and contact information at
the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or
(202) 502–8659 (TTY).
k. This application has been accepted
and is now ready for environmental
analysis.
The Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on July
15, 2020, revising the regulations under
40 CFR parts 1500—1518 that federal
agencies use to implement NEPA (see
Update to the Regulations Implementing
the Procedural Provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act, 85
FR 43,304). The Final Rule became
effective on and applies to any NEPA
process begun after September 14, 2020.
An agency may also apply the
regulations to ongoing activities and
environmental documents begun before
September 14, 2020, which includes the
proposed Gouverneur Project.
Commission staff intends to conduct its
NEPA review in accordance with CEQ’s
new regulations.
l. The Gouverneur Project consists of
the following existing facilities: (1) A
250-foot-long concrete gravity dam that
includes two bridge piers and three
separate spillways that range in crest
elevation from 403.4 to 403.7 feet North
American Vertical Datum of 1988
(NAVD88); (2) an impoundment with a
surface area of 109 acres at the normal
pool elevation of 403.8 feet NAVD88; (3)
a concrete intake structure containing
two trash rack bays separated by a 2-
Id.
18 CFR 366.7(a).
4 Burden is the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information
to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation
of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
5 The Commission staff thinks that the average
respondent for this collection is similarly situated
to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based upon FERC’s FY 2020 annual full-time
equivalent average of $172,329 (for salary plus
benefits), the average hourly cost is $83 per hour.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: November 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
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Notice of Application Ready for
Environmental Analysis and Soliciting
Comments, Recommendations, Terms
and Conditions, and Prescriptions
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No, IC21-7-000]
Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-598); Comment
Request; Revision
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collection FERC-598 (Self-Certification for Entities
Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company Status).
DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due January 25,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-7-
000) by any of the following methods:
eFiling at Commission's website: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
U.S. Postal Service Mail: Persons unable to file
electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Effective July 1, 2020, delivery of filings other than by
eFiling or the U.S. Postal Service should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: https://www.ferc.gov. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at:
[email protected], or by phone at: (866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at: https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], telephone at (202) 502-8663, and fax at (202)
273-0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC-598, Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt
Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company Status.
OMB Control No.: 1902-0166.
Type of Request: Three-year renewal of FERC-598.
Abstract: Under 42 U.S.C. 16452(a), public utility holding
companies and their associates must maintain, and make available to the
Commission, certain books, accounts, memoranda, and other records. The
pertinent records are those that the Commission has determined: (1) Are
relevant to costs incurred by a public utility or natural gas company
that is an associate company of such holding company; and (2) are
necessary or appropriate for the protection of utility customers with
respect to jurisdictional rates.
Public utility holding companies and their associates may seek
exemption from this requirement. The pertinent statutory and regulatory
provisions, 42 U.S.C. 16454 and 18 CFR 366.7, authorize such entities
to file with the Commission a notice of self-certification
demonstrating that they are exempt wholesale generators (EWGs) or
foreign utility companies (FUCOs). If the Commission takes no action on
a good-faith self-certification filing within 60 days after the date of
filing, the applicant is exempt from the requirements of 42 U.S.C.
16452(a).
An EWG is defined as any person engaged directly, or indirectly
through one or more affiliates . . . and exclusively in the business of
owning or operating, or both owning and operating, all or part of one
or more eligible facilities and selling electric energy at
wholesale.\1\ A FUCO is
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defined as ``any company that owns or operates facilities that are not
located in any state and that are used for the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electric energy for sale or the
distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light,
or power, if such company: (1) Derives no part of its income, directly
or indirectly, from the generation, transmission, or distribution of
electric energy for sale or the distribution at retail of natural or
manufactured gas for heat, light, or power, within the United States;
and (2) [n]either the company nor any of its subsidiary companies is a
public-utility company operating in the United States.'' \2\
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In the case of EWGs, the person filing a notice of self-
certification must also file a copy of the notice of self-certification
with the state regulatory authority of the state in which the facility
is located. In addition, that person must represent to the Commission
in its submission that it has filed a copy of the notice with the
appropriate state regulatory authority.\3\
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\3\ 18 CFR 366.7(a).
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Type of Respondents: EWGs and FUCOs.
Estimate of Annual Burden: \4\ The Commission estimates the total
annual burden and cost \5\ for this information collection as follows.
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\4\ Burden is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.
\5\ The Commission staff thinks that the average respondent for
this collection is similarly situated to the Commission, in terms of
salary plus benefits. Based upon FERC's FY 2020 annual full-time
equivalent average of $172,329 (for salary plus benefits), the
average hourly cost is $83 per hour.
FERC-598 (Self-Certification for Entities Seeking Exempt Wholesale Generator Status or Foreign Utility Company Status)
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Annual number
Number of respondents (EWGs and of responses Total number of Average burden hrs. & Total annual burden hours & Average cost per
FUCOs) per respondent responses cost ($) per response total annual cost respondent ($)
A. B. C. D..................... E........................... F.
(Column A x Column B) (Column C x Column D)....... (Column E / Column 1)
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250............................ 1 250 6 hrs.; $498.......... 1,500 hrs.; $124,500........ $498
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Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: November 19, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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